Six long years since their latest offering, Swedish occult rock torchbearers YEAR OF THE GOAT return with their fourth studio album, entitled Trivia Goddess, slated for release on September 12, 2025 via Napalm Records!
Accompanied by a stunning music video, today, the band presents their first single “Alucarda”, captivating listeners with an irresistibly catchy 70s hard rock vibe.
The band states: “Alucarda came to us one late night and told us a story of how girls in particular have been accused of demonic possession, witchcraft and all sorts of evil throughout history. The spirit of Alucarda opened our eyes to the story of German girl Anneliese Michel, who went through 67 Catholic exorcism rites in the seventies and finally died from malnutrition and dehydration, due to neglect by her parents and priests. Anneliese was only one woman in a long row of women and girls mistreated by the misogynic and evil system of the Abrahamic religions. “
Watch the video for “Alucarda” premiering HERE:
https://youtu.be/H3FoOGp0jmc
Following the opening installations of the band‘s album trilogy, the award-winning “Angels Necropolis” (2012), and the much-acclaimed “Novis Orbis Terrarum Ordinis” (2019), Trivia Goddess ventures off on it‘s own unique detour.
Inspired by the most harrowing moments in women‘s history, Trivia Goddess sees the Norrköping, Sweden-based dark rock collective delve deep into the stories of real women, devalued as the lesser sex by churches and by men of a petty god, in true Satanic fashion, opposing the real structures of evil in the world.
Mixed by Tom Dalgety at Psalm Studios, Wiltshire, UK, and mastered by Magnus Lindberg / Magnus Lindberg Productions, YEAR OF THE GOAT returns to the scene more majestic, epic and melodic, while also sounding more evil than ever. The wait for a new studio album was worth it, as Trivia Goddess, driven by the dark sounds of the 60s and 70s, sees the band doubling down on all expectations, showcasing their many facets with grandeur. Bow down to the Trivia Goddess from the one and only YEAR OF THE GOAT!
